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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-04-20 | 2017-01-10 |
| 5.55 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 5.96 ounces |
| Black | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| P-OLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3260mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a global score of 78.7, which is just a bit better than Nokia 8 Sirocco's overall score of 74.2. Huawei Mate 9 Pro's body has the same thickness than Nokia 8 Sirocco, but it's much heavier. The Nokia 8 Sirocco and the Huawei Mate 9 Pro count with similar displays, they have a better number of pixels per display inch, a screen with the same size and exactly the same 1440 x 2560 resolution.
Nokia 8 Sirocco has a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM and 8 cpu cores. Nokia 8 Sirocco features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Nokia 8 Sirocco also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with greater battery life than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3260mAh. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a better camera than Nokia 8 Sirocco, although it has a tinier sensor taking less light and washed colors and a lot tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photos, they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 mega pixels, the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates.
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